August 30/08 9:23 am - Kabush Third at Men's XC World Cup #8

Posted by Editor on 08/30/08

Men's XC World Cup #8 - Canberra, Australia

Geoff Kabush has moved into second in the overall World Cup standings after Canberra, tied on points with Christoph Sauser (Specialized) at 945 points - Julien Absalon (Orbea) is uncatchable, at 1340 points. He is 48 points ahead of Burry Stander (GT) in fourth, and 81 in front of Jose Hermida (Multivan Merida), who is fifth. This virtually assures Kabush a top-5 overall finish in the World Cup after the final in Schladming, Austria in two weeks.

In the women's standings, Marie-Helene Premont (Rocky Mountain) has locked in the World Cup title with 1420 points, while Catharine Pendrel (Luna) has virtually clinched second overall at 1133 points. Marga Fullana (Massi) is third with 910 points.